Cologne, Germany (PANA) - Despite its significant contribution to global warming, the road freight transport sector is often neglected in government policies, according to the Climate Action Tracker's (CAT), an environmental NGO.
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Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - “For every drop of water you waste, you must know that somewhere on earth, someone is desperately looking for a drop of water!”, according to Novelist and thinker Mehmet Murat Ildan, whose warning could be referring to the likes of 39-year-old Mercy Chimusoro of Zengeza 3 Extension D, Chitungwiza, and her family.
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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM), the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, and the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) have announced an agreement towards a joint management of PET bottles in the country.
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New York, US (PANA) - The welfare and prosperity of people now and in the future, depends on a “rich variety of life on earth” said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in his message for the International Day for Biological Diversity, which falls on Tuesday.
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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Around 20,000 people were affected by flooding in Djibouti, more than 10,000 people were displaced in Somaliland, and homes and fishing boats were destroyed in Puntland after Cyclone Sagar pounded the Horn of Africa, the Norwegian Refugee Council,(NRC), said Monday
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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The heavy downpour over several consecutive weeks in many parts of Kenya, southern Somalia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, and Uganda are expected to continue for the next week with the risk of flooding, says a new report released Friday by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Fews Net), one of the leading providers of early warning and analysis on food insecurity.
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Vienna, Austria (PANA) - None of the world’s challenges loom as large as climate change, the United Nations chief told a major climate action summit on Tuesday, reiterating his belief that global warming poses an “existential threat” to humanity.
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Ruwa, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Ruwa residents, troubled over the years by frequent sewage bursts, heaved a sigh of relief as authorities at the Inlet Works began work at the Chiremba Sewage Pump Station, to rehabilitate the facility under the second phase of ZimFund water and sanitation project.
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Paris, France (PANA) - Some 70 selected young leaders from over 60 countries have gathered at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France, for a conference aimed at promoting Education for Sustainable Development (ESD).
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Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO will welcome leading scientists on 16 May, 2018, for the First edition of the International Day of Light, as it celebrates the role light plays in "our" daily lives.
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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The US embassy has donated $51,000 to the Rwandan Government to assist with relief efforts in east and western Rwanda following recent flooding in the region, according to an official statement made available on Friday to PANA in Kigali.
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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - More than 50,680 households, with about 271,000 people, have been displaced by floods across Kenya, according to the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS), and this figure is expected to increase to 280,000 by 14 May, based on projections of continued rainfall in flood-prone areas.
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Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Global Platform for Sustainable Cities (GPSC) will organize an African Regional Workshop on “Integrated Urban Development in Africa: Challenges and Lessons Learnt” on 14-16 May, 2018, in Abidjan, the headquarters of the bank.
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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A new initiative to strengthen multi-hazard early warning systems and to boost resilience is underway in Mali, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
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Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Behind Uganda’s lush beauty, climate change is looming large. Dubbed "the Pearl of Africa" for its stunning nature, this verdant East African nation is struggling to deal with the prolonged dry seasons and more intense rainfalls that have become the new normal.
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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A Rwandan government delegation led by Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente on Tuesday expressed solidarity with victims of a massive landslide in western Karongi, where so far 18 bodies recovered and laid to rest.
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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Flooding, triggered by heavy rains across Rwanda, has continued to take an economic and human toll in the last two weeks, causing damage to crops and infrastructure and at least 26 fatalities, according to statistics issued on Tuesday by the Ministry of Disaster management and Refugees affairs.
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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With extreme weather costing hundreds of billions a year and fears that by 2050, one in four people will be living in a country affected by severe water shortages, a global conference got underway on Monday convened by the United Nations meteorological agency to manage the precious resource more sustainably.
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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Poland should ensure free and full participation at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24) at the end of the year, UN human rights experts said Monday, citing concerns about a new safety and security law that could hamper civil society’s involvement.
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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deadly storms in India and record temperatures in Pakistan are an indication that more extreme weather events are happening globally owing to climate change, United Nations weather experts said on Friday.
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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Floods have displaced at least 244,407 people in 45,219 households across Kenya, including more than 23,000 displaced over the last week, as several parts of the country continue to receive heavy rainfall, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Activities (UNOCHA) said Thursday.
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Bonn, Germany (PANA) - The latest round of United Nations climate change negotiations began on Monday in Bonn, Germany, to further develop the “operating manual” for implementing the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement, which aims to keep temperature rises this century, well below 2 degrees Celsius.
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﻿Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The first summit of heads of State and government from the climate commission of the Congo Basin, which was due to open on 25 April in Brazzaville, has been postponed to 29 April to accommodate the schedules of several personalities expected to attend, Congolese public radio reported Wednesday.
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New York, US (PANA) - Harmony with Nature – living a better quality of life while minimizing the use of toxic materials and preserving natural resources – was the focus of the International Mother Earth Day celebration on Monday at the United Nations.
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New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Envoy for Climate Action, Michael Bloomberg, announced on Sunday a contribution of US$ 4.5 million to the organization’s Climate Change Secretariat, the UNFCCC.
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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugees Affairs on Thursday warned of heavy rains and possible flooding especially in areas with rivers and landslide in the mountainous areas.
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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Heavy rains in several parts of Rwanda have left at least 41 persons dead and destroyed about 3,194 homes since mid-March when the rainy season started, authorities revealed Tuesday in Kigali.
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Paris, France (PANA) - The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, on Tuesday condemned the deadly attack perpetrated on 9 April against staff of the Virunga National Park in which six guards and their driver died.
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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In 2017, solar energy dominated global investment in new power generation like never before, according to a new United Nations-backed report, which shows a steady move away from fossil fuel-based power production to ‘green’ power sources.
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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Authorities of Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Thursday strongly condemned the murder of a forest ranger by poachers, calling for drastic measures against wildlife criminals.
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New York, US (PANA) - Climate change “is still moving much faster than we are,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Thursday, calling for the political will, innovation and financing to cut global emissions by at least 25 per cent over the next two years.
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Gambia, Gambia (PANA) - Hundreds of youths from a Gambian coastal fishing town, Gunjur, about 25 kilometres from Banjul, on Thursday protested against a Chinese company that they allege is polluting their environment and the sea.
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New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations on Thursday launched a decade for action on water that seeks to forge new partnerships, improve cooperation and strengthen capacity to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hurricanes, monsoon floods and continuing severe drought made 2017 the costliest year ever for severe weather and climate events, according to a new report by the United Nations weather agency launched on the eve of World Meteorological Day.
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﻿Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The second African Climate Talks opened in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Thursday with participants discussing issues of climate governance and Africa’s participation in global climate negotiations, weather and climate information services, among other topics.
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Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Recalling that the right to safe drinking water is a human right essential for the full enjoyment of life and all human rights, the European Union (EU) on Wednesday reaffirmed that all States are expected to fulfil their obligations regarding access to safe drinking water, which must be available, accessible, safe, acceptable, and affordable for all without discrimination.
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﻿Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Thursday hosts the second edition of the African climate talks under the theme, ‘Contributing to the Talanoa dialogue’, on the initiative of the African Centre for climate policy of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Centre for environmental sciences of Addis Ababa University.
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Rome, Italy (PANA) - With two-thirds of the world’s population expected to live in urban areas by 2050, forests are critical part of the solution to the unprecedented demand for water, food and energy that these cities will face, senior United Nations officials said on Wednesday, on the International Day of Forests.
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Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Though Africa hosts a considerable number of timber-exporting countries, most of these exports are primary products, with little value addition, according to a new report by the African Natural Resources Centre of the African Development Bank.
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﻿Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The World Bank, through the International Development Association (IDA), has released US$ 27.8 million (about 14.9 billion CFAF), half of which is a loan and the other a donation, for the economic and environmental renovation of the Niger River.
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Brasilia, Brazil (PANA) - The report by the High Level Panel on Water (HLPW), presented at the ongoing 8th World Water Forum (WWF) in the Brazilian capital, Brasilia, has warned that nearly 40% of the world's population, or 2.5 billion people, live in regions facing water scarcity.
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Rome, Italy (PANA) - Investing in green spaces can help transform cities into more sustainable, resilient, healthy, equitable and pleasant places to live, said the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) as it celebrates International Day of Forests on Wednesday.
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Brasilia, Brazil (PANA) - Global water use has increased by a factor of six over the past century, twice the rate of population growth, and its scarcity is now a looming human challenge due to a host of factors ranging from climate change and pollution to lack of capacity and infrastructure.
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Washington, US (PANA) -- The worsening impacts of climate change in three densely populated regions of the world could see over 140 million people move within their countries’ borders by 2050, creating a looming human crisis and threatening the development process, according to a new World Bank Group report released on Monday.
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Brasilia, Brazil (PANA) - The World Water Council (WWC) on Monday renewed its appeal to governments of all countries to make of the access to water for every human their first priority through the increase in investment budgets in water sustainable infrastructure.
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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Five people died on Thursday after being swept away by flash floods while attempting to cross River Enziu in Kitui County, eastern Kenya, as heavy rains pounded the country.
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New York, US (PANA) - A High Level Panel on Water consisting of 11 Heads of State and a Special Advisor has issued a New Agenda for Water Action calling for a fundamental shift in the way the world manages water so that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and in particular SDG6, can be achieved.
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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Lightning, flash floods and rainstorms have claimed at least 33 lives in Rwanda since the beginning of this year, the Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs said here on Wednesday.
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